India's Dhruv Sitwala has finished as runner-up in the World Professional Billiards championship. In his maiden final of the event at the Northern Snooker Centre at Leeds today, he lost to nine-time champion Mike Russell of Qatar. Sitwala had made a surprise entry into the final of the Championship by defeating two compatriots — last year's winner Pankaj Advani in quarter-finals and Geet Sethi by one point in semifinals. Sitwala played well throughout the summit clash and constructed four century breaks, including one accounting for 281. However, the Indian lost 1204-1738. Green baize veteran Russell thus got back his crown which he lost last year to Advani, who had become the second Indian after Sethi to win the elusive title.